Judge 'astounded' by censured lawyer's lack of notes
The lawyer says he "does not believe" in file notes.
An unnamed lawyer has been criticised for acting where there was a conflict of interest and for record keeping so inadequate it “astounded” a District Court judge.
A Lawyers Standards Committee censured and fined the lawyer $1500 following an investigation spurred by a District Court judge writing
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Hamish McNicol
Wed, 30 Mar 2016
Wed, 30 Mar 2016
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Judge 'astounded' by censured lawyer's lack of notes
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